My Lady Jane

My Lady Jane is a British historical fantasy television series made for Amazon Prime Video starring Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel and Jordan Peters. Produced by MacDonald & Parkes the television series is adapted by Gemma Burgess from a novel by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton and Cynthia Hand that provided a historical reimagining of the life of Lady Jane Grey.

Synopsis

In the 16th century, Lady Jane Grey is coerced by her family to marry Lord Guildford Dudley. Jane, as cousin to Edward VI, is in line to the throne. The England of My Lady Jane is plagued by Ethians, humans who can take animal form. The ordinary humans, known as Verity, drive the Ethians out of society.

Cast

• Emily Bader as Lady Jane Grey
• Edward Bluemel as Lord Guildford Dudley
• Jordan Peters as King Edward VI
• Anna Chancellor as Lady Frances Grey
• Rob Brydon as Lord Dudley, Jane's father-in-law
• Dominic Cooper as Lord Seymour
• Will Keen as the Duke of Norfolk
• Kate O'Flynn as Princess Mary
• Máiréad Tyers as Susanna
• Isabella Brownson as Lady Katherine Grey
• Robyn Betteridge as Margaret Grey
• Henry Ashton as Lord Stan Dudley
• Abbie Hern as Bess
• Christian Patterson as Charles
• Joe Klocek as Fitz
• Harry Trevaldwyn as George
• Jason Forbes as Scrope
• Brandon Grace as William
• Michael Workeye as Archer
• Jim Broadbent as Duke of Leicester

Episodes

Season 1 (2024)

Production

The series is based on the historical young adult novels by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand and Jodi Meadows. Production company Parkes & MacDonald are producing the series with Gemma Burgess and Meredith Glynn as co-showrunner and executive producers, and Jamie Babbit directing the pilot and executive producer, whilst Sarah Bradshaw and Laurie MacDonald are executive producers. Eight episodes were ordered for season one of the series. In November 2022 Anna Chancellor, Rob Brydon, Dominic Cooper and Jim Broadbent were announced to have supporting roles as aristocrats.

Filming took place in the UK in 2022 ahead of a projected late 2023 release. One filming location was reported to be Great Chalfield Manor near Bath, England. Filming was also reported in and around Dover Castle in Kent, as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex.

Release

The series had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival on 12 June 2024, and was streamed on Amazon Prime Video on 27 June 2024.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 92% "Certified Fresh" score, based on 24 reviews with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A romp-antasy for revisionary souls, My Lady Jane has her cake and slays it too." On Metacritic, the series holds a weighted average score of 70 out 100 based on reviews from 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Notes

References

External links

• My Lady Jane at IMDb